Many Texas women live an unacceptable distance from an abortion provider, and an array of laws continue to prohibit how, when and where they can receive an abortion. Now, healthcare providers and community advocates are fighting back—in court.
Month: June 2018
One More Dispatch from Rape Culture
After reading a few essays from Roxane Gay’s new edited volume, “Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture,” I felt a deep unease. Halfway through, I realized I needed to tell my story—even if rape culture instructs me not to.
Five Ways Men Can Fight Back When Women are Harassed Online
Just like we have the power to harass, we have the power to quash harassment, man-to-man.
The Lesbian Poets of Headmistress Press: Hilary Brown and Sarah Caulfield in Conversation
Two lesbian poets talk religion, grief and pain.
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Amanda Nguyen Wants A Survivors’ Bill of Rights in Every State
Amanda Nguyen wrote the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act after her own assault. It was added to the federal criminal code by President Obama and approved by unanimous vote in Congress in 2016—and on Tuesday, the Federal Judiciary Committee met to discuss its implementation.
Gender Politics at the Barre
I have a love-hate relationship with Pure Barre. I find fault in the franchise’s ideology and the culture it promotes—and strength in the way my body responds to the exercise.
Seventeen and Kazakh
“I don’t want to tell a lie. Sometimes I feel conflicting inside. I have to talk and read mostly Mongolian. Sometimes I forget—special Kazakh words, songs. Sometimes I try to talk with my relatives who don’t know Mongolian, and I can’t understand.”
Looking Back and Looking Up: How Feminism Has Reshaped Youth Activism
Watching Parkland activist Emma Gonzalez boldly take the microphone during the Never Again march brought me to tears of joy—and, more, a little envy.
The Supreme Court Stood with Fake Clinics—But the Fight for Facts Goes On
Today, the Supreme Court handed CPCs a license to manipulate, deceive and ultimately endanger the lives of women.
We Heart: Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes
Cameron Esposito is rewriting the rape joke.